Synopsis
A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Cast
- Reese WitherspoonCheryl Strayed
- Laura DernBobbi Grey
- Keene McRaeLeif
- Gaby HoffmannAimee
- Michiel HuismanJonathan
- Kevin RankinGreg
- Cliff DeYoungEd
- Thomas SadoskiPaul
- Randy SchulmanTherapist
- W. Earl BrownFrank
Recommendations
- 91
Hitfix
Witherspoon does really uncompromising work here, playing Cheryl without any hesitancy or any fear or any ego. It's not a glamorous role, and she doesn't try to make Cheryl seem perfect, and she doesn't sand off this woman's rough edges. - 81
Film.com
Heartfelt and haunting, sympathetic while still aware of the limits of sympathy, Wild incorporates beautiful direction, smart writing and brave acting. - 80
Variety
While Wild will surely be praised in the coming months for having a strong, well-written, flesh-and-blood female at its center, it’s to the film’s credit that it wears this badge of honor with a lightness that in no way undermines its sincerity. - 80
The Telegraph
Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée has followed up one big, awardsy film from last year (Dallas Buyers Club) with another at lightning speed. That was a braver film, but it's the spaciousness of this one that distinguishes it from being just another mechanically pre-ordained adversity narrative. - 80
The Guardian
Vallée, in collaboration with screenwriter Nick Hornby, gives the film its energy by pulling the narrative apart. They create a two-hour hallucinatory montage of the hike and Cheryl's back story that's wound together with the songs, phrases and poetry that she recited to herself as she walked. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Vallee’s latest offering is alternately harrowing and heartbreaking, but laced with saving bursts of humor. - 67
IndieWire
Witherspoon excels as a committed figure battling through each rough day. So long as the action remains on the trail, Vallée stages an engaging survivalist tale that plays up the resolve on Witherspoon's face, complemented with the rich visuals of an expansive landscape. - 63
Slant Magazine
Director Jean-Marc Vallée has created a film out of Cheryl Strayed's beloved 2012 memoir that never quite matches the blunt audacity of its simple title.
